Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoNASA uses laser to send video of a cat named Taters over 19 million mileswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1362arrow-down110
arrow-up1352arrow-down1external-linkNASA uses laser to send video of a cat named Taters over 19 million mileswww.cbsnews.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squarepaholg@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·8 months agoIt’s really not at these scales. Earth and Mars go from roughly 4 light minutes apart to over 20. At the best case, saying something and then waiting 8 minutes for a response is hardly what I’d call “real time”.
It’s really not at these scales. Earth and Mars go from roughly 4 light minutes apart to over 20.
At the best case, saying something and then waiting 8 minutes for a response is hardly what I’d call “real time”.